Finnish Rural Party

The Finnish Rural Party (SMP) was a populist political party in Finland that was founded in 1959 as a breakaway from the Center Party of Finland. The party supported agrarian and populist views, and support for the party was at its highest during the 1970s and 1980s, with its share of votes reaching around 10% in some parliamentary elections. During the 1990s, the party fell into financial trouble, and it was discontinued in 1995. In 1995, the Finns Party succeeded the SMP.